Israel has extended the 12-hour truce by four hours after international powers called on it and Palestinian militants to extend the ceasefire.
US Secretary of State John Kerry has held out the possibility of Iran playing a constructive role at talks in Geneva.
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe says the death of Libya’s leader Muammar Gaddafi was as tragic as that of US ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens.
Obama’s decision meets a pledge he made on a visit to Afghanistan to upgrade Kabul to a security status given to only a limited number of US partners.
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Israel and the United States oppose full UN membership for Palestine, saying the only way to create a state is through negotiations.
The US called on countries to stop buying Syrian oil and gas to pressure Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stepped up Western calls on Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to quit, brushing off his threat to attack Europeans.
Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi vowed to attack "homes, offices and families" in Europe in revenge for Nato airstrikes.
Richard Holbrooke, the US diplomat who brokered the accord that ended the war in Bosnia died on Monday after emergency heart surgery.
Richard Holbrooke, the US diplomat who brokered the accord that ended the war in Bosnia died on Monday after emergency heart surgery.